For a beginner, is there much difference between MySQL and PostgreSQL [closed]

Answer 1

I would recommend PostgreSQL for a beginner as it has far fewer surprises than MySQL.

Here are some of the things that people run into with MySQL:

• http://blog.amber.org/2005/09/27/least-common-denominator/
• http://arstechnica.com/civis/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=92525
• http://exortech.com/blog/2009/11/30/weekly-release-53-environment-bug-bites/

Meanwhile, PostgreSQL does exactly what you expect it to do in most situations, and usually has a very good reason when it does something unexpected.